6.5

CVE-2009-5078: apple mac_os_x 7PK - Security Features

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-5078
Published 30-06-2011Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-5078 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-06-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.31% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple1 product
Debian1 product
  • groff< 1.20.1-5
Gnu1 product
  • groff≤ 1.20.1 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11a | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16.1 | 1.17.1 | 1.17.2 | 1.18.1 | 1.19 | 1.19.1 | 1.19.2 | 1.20

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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